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By Brad Reynolds Small businesses come and go. Communities evolve. Markets ebb and flow. Either local enterprises continue to grow, or they succumb to the sands of time. But—some businesses, [...]

These days, it’s not easy to get by on a little slice of heaven. Farms are consolidating. Median acreages increase year by year. Common assumption is: only the big survive. Cory McKinney stands [...]

By Kent Hanawalt Cows come in many colors—red or yellow, black or white, brown, grey, and even blue. (I’ll explain the blue a little later.) Why so many colors? Each of dozens of cattle breeds [...]

By Stacy Bronec John Lippert had only $100 in his pocket when he and his cousin hid on a railcar from Minnesota to Montana. The stowaways arrived in Carter, which was under a foot of snow, with [...]

Text by Lisa Schmidt, Photos by Eliza Jayne Photography Editor’s note: This is the second in our series about Montana’s beef industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. Last February, while the rest [...]

A photographer is not unlike a hunter. If they are to be successful, they must master their weapon. They must study their quarry. Vigilance, patience, and focus must be maintained. A good [...]

By Kent Hanawalt Horses were still the prime motive force in agriculture 100 years ago. They were used to plow the ground, plant it, harvest it, and haul it to the elevator. Even a smaller ranch [...]

Hunting season is cherished here in Montana. It puts food on tables. It places trophies on walls. It brings friends and families closer together. It is an opportunity to connect with nature and [...]

Courtesy of the Montana Historical Society With some trepidation, Henry L. Armstrong (age 44) and his son, Benjamin W. Armstrong (age 22), left their successful Hawarden, Iowa, farm in October [...]

Text and Photos by Lisa Schmidt In Montana, cattle outnumber humans 2.5 to 1. So when beef prices skyrocketed in April, beef eaters were stunned. Cow-calf producers were not. By New Year’s Day, [...]